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A final Open House meeting was held on September 8th at at Belmont House,

Councillor Wong-Tam is moving forward the multi-million dollar revitalization of Ramsden Park.This is happening after consideration of- multiple stakeholder discussions- three rounds of public consultation- dog off-leash area working meetings- two site walks

Using feedback received at the public meetings, PMA Landscape Architects are fine-tuning design concepts and details for neighbourhood approval. They anticipate construction taking place in two phases. Phase one will commence in 2015 and will focus on the upper plateau of the park including the the playground and tennis court area. Phase two will commence in 2016 andn will focus on the rest of the park.

Speaking to CBC Toronto, Coun. Joe Cressy, who represents Ward 20, Trinity-Spadina, said the proposed tolls and taxes are a "a step in the right direction.""The city of Toronto doesn't have the money today to maintain the city we have, let alone the money to build the city we want," he said."And if you're going to build a strong city, and a fair city, you need to pay for it."